Julia Roberts has said that she no longer worries about her weight and dieting.

The Eat Pray Love actress told The Mirror she agrees with her character's philosophy that "there's a time to get over your self-loathing about food".

Roberts explained: "You have to [stop worrying about food]. I'm too old for that crap. It's so silly, so pointless, and it's motivated by a culture that for some reason finds it entertaining to perpetuate the glorification of youth. It's really sad and disinteresting."

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Admitting that she has remained slim throughout her career, the 42-year-old added: "It's silly to consider it a personal triumph.

"I think itâ€™s important for us to start perpetuating the healthy, happy way of looking at it, as opposed to supporting the negative ideal of what a girl should ideally look like."